SNOW JOB

WELL, i got up and went outside  with my dogs this morning and found 3"
of  snow, visibility down to about  500 yards, flakes  about 1" across
and a windchill factor of 18 degrees. . . . .

i immediately thought of down under and strolling about in shorts,
T-shirts, tube tops, and flip-flops. . . .

UNFAIR!

soooo, what has this to do with SGII y'all ask?

well, how about a winter warfare, artic / anartic (spelling? my brain as
well as  my butt is still frozen!) or ice age  world warfare scenario
for SGII?

now i realize that most folks do not have troops painted up in artic
warfare colors, but this could be fudged around.

i hav done scenarios in the past for cold weather  fighting, but not
with SGII

problems to be handled	for scenario developement.

planetary gravity, atmosphere type, and  density.

weather conditions and effects on  troops, vehicles, visibility,
weapons, sensors, etc. 
clothing. is it multi-layer as now, heated combat  suits, or sealed
suits (powered armors or  non-powered hard suits requiring portable
power sources for  locomotion, air recycling and /or  heating or
both(batteries), or wot?

if batteries are  required, how long  they last (very important in
linked	scenarios or  campaigns- bullets bandages, beans and  boots
thing) ? re-supply problems in general.

shelters for  troops, command  centers, medical facilities, supplies,
and  vehicles.

avalanche threat in mountainous terrain or around glaciers. 

threat of accidental immersion and casualties or fatalities.

evacuation of the wounded .

navigational beacons for the use of  troops, vehicles and or  aircraft
to direct them to semi-permenant or permenant  facilities during really
vicious  weather.

land navigation. desert, jungle, and artic  areas or snow covered areas
all tend to look alike.  this of course assumes no orbiting
geo-satellites to assist in  navigation for what ever reason.

wildlife.

these are just a few of the problems that immediately come to mind.

your thoughts, please.